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Adriano Espaillat: “We cannot continue to be the policeman of the world.”

On the recordFebruary 25, 2019
We cannot continue to be the policeman of the world.
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Adriano Espaillat
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Espaillat expresses opposition to military intervention in Venezuela.

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